Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 30009 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | ||
Vessel name | Eclair | |
Flag | France | |
Flag IMP | France | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 300 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 343 | |
Guns mounted | 36 | |
Vessel owners | Joubert, Mathurin* | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Voyage completed as intended |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | Not captured | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Delivered slaves for original owners | |
African resistance | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Nantes |
First place of slave purchase | Cape Lahou | |
Second place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | Corisco and Princes Island | |
First place of slave landing | Portobelo | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Portobelo | |
Place where voyage ended | Nantes | |
Region where voyage began IMP | France | |
First region of slave purchase | Windward Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin | |
First region of slave landing | Spanish Circum-Caribbean | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Spanish Circum-Caribbean | |
Region where voyage ended | France | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1710 |
Date voyage began | 1709-10-23 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1710-08-27 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1710-10-18 | |
Date voyage completed | 1711-03-09 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 308 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Joubert Desmarais, Joseph |
Crew at voyage outset | 134 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 28 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 27 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | 426 | |
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | ||
Total slaves embarked IMP | 426 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 356 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 356 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
Percentage women IMP | ||
Percentage boys IMP | ||
Percentage girls IMP | ||
Percentage male IMP | ||
Percentage children IMP | ||
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 70 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 16.0% | |
Source | Sources | mettas,I: Mettas, Jean, Répertoire des Expéditions Négrières Françaises au XVIIIe Siècle; Tome 1, Nantes (Paris, 1978); Tome 2, Ports Autres que Nantes (Paris, 1984), édité par Serge et Michelle Daget.
Hallier, 29: Hallier, Valérie, Le lancement de la traite négrière à Nantes de 1688 à 1713 (Mémoire de maîtrise, Université de Nantes, 1996) ADLA B4479: Archives Départmentales Loire-Atlantique (Nantes) ADLA B4574: Archives Départmentales Loire-Atlantique (Nantes) ADLA B4704 passports: Archives Départmentales Loire-Atlantique (Nantes) |